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VIDEO: Dr. Allan Schore on the Role of Shame in Suicide

…brain as they move into the hypo-arousal of depression — excuse me, of the suicidal depression. You know, the analytic aspect of that. So again, we’re agreed on that…I think this is understudied. I think it’s understudied partly due to the narcissistic dynamics, which are rampant in our country at this point in time. Whereby shame is just bypassed and blocked and yet shame and disgust are probably – Silvan Tompkins, the famous psychologist studyin…

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VIDEO: Dr. Allan Schore on Inter-Generational Transmission of Trauma and Suicide

…rage states down into abandonment, depression down into these low states, etc. So that population also I would think would be a critical population for early intervention towards suicide. Now, just for the record, as you’re well aware of, there are high rates of suicide also in borderline personality disorders….

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The Scientific Approach to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

…ient in this fifth and final stage. Determining our stage of readiness can help us break the cycle of one step forward, two steps back that often demoralizes us in relation to our goals. To help with this, Norcross’s website even offers assessments to determine if we’re ready to make a change. 2. Get ahold of your critical inner voice One of the reasons it’s such a challenge to stick with any step we’re taking toward our goals is that we all have…

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difference between sadness and depression

7 Ways To Tell The Difference Between Sadness and Depression

…hrough persuasion from loved ones or even medical professionals. Recurrent suicidal thoughts A tendency to have suicidal thoughts and a desire to no longer live are not symptoms of sadness. Severe depression often takes hold over feelings of worthlessness as mentioned above and escalates these to thoughts of inflicting self-harm and even death. Recurrent suicidal thoughts are a serious warning sign of clinical depression that calls for immediate i…

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Self-consciousness

Self-Consciousness: How to Reduce Self-Consciousness

…ith us can come from early feelings of shame, fear, or frustration. As Dr. Lisa Firestone said: Our critical inner voices are embedded in our earliest childhood experiences and are reinforced throughout childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood. While the negative inner voice can be affected and sometimes worsened by current day life experiences such as significant trauma or abusive relationships, it does not develop suddenly in adults; it’s base…

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I Hate Myself

…le with. Where then, do thoughts like these come from? What Dr. Robert and Lisa Firestone have found in their research is that these thoughts originate in negative early life experiences. The way we are viewed growing up and the attitudes directed toward us shape how we see ourselves. Harmful views directed at us by parents or other influential caretakers are internalized to make up our self-image. Just as our parent’s positive attitudes toward us…

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Are You Overthinking Everything?

…lpful way to track what your critical inner voice is telling you. One very helpful exercise Dr. Firestone recommends in Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice is to write down these “voices” or thoughts as “You” statements instead of “I” statements. i.e. “You’re so ugly” as opposed to “I’m so ugly.” “I’m useless; I always mess up” becomes “you’re useless; you always mess up.” This small-seeming alteration helps you to view the voice as an enemy and to…

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How to Preserve Your Individuality While Quarantining with Your Partner

…ive attitudes or biases you acquired. This eCourse, by Drs. Dan Siegel and Lisa Firestone, will help you develop a coherent narrative to understand how your past is impacting your life today: Making Sense of Your Life: Understanding Your Past to Liberate Your Present and Empower Your Future Be open and undefended. Openness involves the ability to be forthright in revealing and expressing your personal feelings, thoughts, dreams and desires. Being…

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What is a Mentally Healthy Person? An Interview with Robert Firestone, Ph.D.

…k about my own personal goals. I hope in sharing them with you, I offer you the chance to do the same. Watch the Interview with Dr. Robert Firestone here Read Articles by Dr. Robert Firestone…

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How Your Attachment Style Impacts Your Relationship

…$49 On-Demand Webinars     In this Webinar: This online workshop with Dr. Lisa Firestone will provide tools to help people heal insecure attachment, resolve trauma, integrate their… Learn More One essential way to do this is by making sense of your story. According to Dr. Dan Siegel, attachment research demonstrates that “the best predictor of a child’s security of attachment is not what happened to his parents as children, but rather how his par…

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